Originally Posted by LondonElite

By Hyatt's T&C's it's pretty clearly fraud. If you take the time to read the program rules, you'll notice that it very clearly defines a 'stay' (any night or consecutive nights spent at a participating hotel), and notes that you must be a registered guest staying at the property, and pointing out that the member must actually check-in and complete their stay to earn points, no points awarded for a reservation that is not used, etc.

Whether this is enforced or not is another thing, but it's clearly fraud (also defined further up in the same document.) This reminds me of the endless debate between a good and a service. The room is not yours to do with as you please, you are simply leasing some time in it. It's not a happy meal. And how is this line of argument any different than telling an airline that it owes you the miles for a flight you didn't actually take. You paid, so you're owed the miles! Or how a second leg should be reinstated even if you didn't fly the first.